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St. Paul daily globe., 1887-08-22
Victim of a Mistake.

CHICAGO, Aug. 2O.-An error, as alb
surb as it was unfortunate, crept into
some of the specials describing the
scenes at Chatsworth following the re-
cent wreck. 1t was stated that one of
the passengers on the Inflated train,
Miss Fannie Brebner, ,of Pennington, ILL.,,
had been rendered insane by the acci-
dent, and was moaning deliriously
on couch in the town hall, while her
betrothed husband, a Mr.. Waters, was
stretched ON a bed of pain only few
feet distant. All this is incorrect, and
has caused no little embarrassment to
Miss Brebner and her friends. The
young lady passed through the dis
aster unhurt, and her appearance among
the wounded in ChatSwOrth was solely
in the capacity of a nurse. Mr.. Waters
was simply one of those under her care.
The services of Miss Brebner and others
equally self-sacrificing who remained
with the wounded, were inestimable,
and it is a pity that she should be the
victim of what was doubtless mistake
due to the general confusion.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-08-22
A Severe Hail Storm.

ATcHIsoN, Kan, Aug. 2O.-The most
terrific hail storm that ever occurred in
this region swept over this city at
o'clock this afternoon. Hail measuring
nine and ten inches in circumference
fell. The wind was from the north and
half the windows in the city on the north
side of the houses were broken.
The heavy French plate glass in the
lower story of the Daily Champion
building was struck by three large hail
stones and broken into a hundred
pieces. Twenty or more heavy French
plate windows along Commercial street
were broken in a similar manner.
Nearly every window on the north
side of the Byram house was
broken and several handsome IL
Illuminated windows in the
Baptist and Episcopal churches were
destroyed. The loss in broken glass
will aggregate $4,000 or $1,000. The
storm appears to be general throughout
Northern Kansas. The cars on the in
coming passenger trains Oh the central
branch eff the Union Pacific and the
Omaha extension of the Missouri Pacific
trains had windows broken.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-08-22
Residents of the Pacific Slope
Getting Painfully Excited
Over Corner Lots.
Mr.. Mackay Believed to Be a
Poorer Man by Reason Of
the Wheat Collapse.
Flood Steadily Improving
The Stories Regarding His
Ill-Health Untrue.
The Sharon Divorce Case in an
Appeal From the Decision
of Judge Sullivan.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21.-CalifOrnia
is undergoing an attacke of fever, which,
as rule, attacks young states like the
measles does infants. This is boom in
land. 1t was born in the southern
part of the state, but has gradually
worked its way north until last week it
struck Santa Clara and adjoining coun-
ties, where it is now raging in great in
tensity. Nothing else is spoken of in
those localities but corner lots and land
options, and sales amount to over
million dollars daily. This city is ex-
pecting and anxiously waiting for an
attack of the same fever, and its COM
ing is now looked upon as certainty in
the near future. AS one instance of
how infectious the boom has become, it
may be stated that an excursion train,
consisting of thirty-fve cars, containing
over 5000 people, left this city yesterday
for San Jose, Santa Clara county, to at
tend an auction sale of 800 lots, which
proved a grand success. Wheat deals,
mining stocks and all other kinds of
marginal transactions have sunk, COM
paratively, out of sight, and street talk
is confined almost entirely to real es-
tate
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-08-22
A WHISKY TRUST.
Organization of Peculiar Insti-
tuition at Peoria.

PEORIA, ILL.,, Aug. 21.-A prominent
diStiller has given some further particu-
lars of the great whisky trust recently
organized at this place. He said it is to
be run the same as the cOttOn-seed and
oil trust. In the first place the distiller
puts value on his house, then COM
mittee is appointed to examine into it.
After mans distillery has been ap-
praised the owner turns it over to these
nine trustees for their use for twen-
ty-five years, and receives in lieu thereof
trust receipts. In some cases he re-
ceiveS 81 in certificates for 81 of valua-
ton. After man turns his property
over to the trustees he ceases
to operate it. 1t is the inten-
ton of the trust to regulate the
production of whisky so that these GER
tificateS will pay from 6 to 10 per cent.
The capital of the trust is pretty well
up in the millions, some say as high as
S4O,OO0,0 600. Yesterday all the employees
in the houses that are in the trust were
told that they must look for their wages
to the trust, as they were no longer
working for individuals. Wages will
probably be reduced from 10 to 90 per
cent. The object of the trust, whose
headquarters are in Peoria, is to con-
vince the distillers that whisky can be
made cheaper in Peoria than anywhere
else. 1t is supposed by some members
of the organization that it will tend to
large amount of illicit distillation and
traffic in whisky. as it is the aim of the
trust to put the price UP so high that it
will in reality be bid for smuggling.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-08-22
WEATHER AND CROPS.
The Yield of Corn in Dakota to be
Very Large.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.-To-day's sig
nal office weekly weather crop bulletin
says that the weather for the past week
has been favorable throughout the corn
belt, the recent rains having greatly inn
proved the condition of that crop, but
owing to the lateness of the rains in the
principal corn-producing states the yield
will probably be below the average.
The weather has been generally favor
able for all crops in Kentucky, Tennes-
see, Virginia and in the Middle Atlantic
and New England states. In Minnesota
the uncut crops were improved, and
harvested crops damaged by rains. The
Chicago Farmers Review reports for
the week as follows:
EThe average condition of the corn crop in
the states reporting is as follows: Twenty
six counties in Illinois report an average con-
dition of the crop of 50.4 per cent; eleven
counties in Wisconsin. 56.9 per cent; ten
counties in Ohio 69.5 per cent; eleven
counties in Missouri. SO per cent; ten coun-
ties in Michigan, 45.5 per cent; seven coun-
ties in Kentucky, 56 per cent; thirteen
counties in Kansas 40.7 per cent: nine
counties in Indiana, 4S per cent; nineteen
counties in Iowa, 90 per cent; thirteen
counties ia Dakota, 125 per cent; ten coun-
ties in Minnesota, 79.5 per cent, and thir-
teen counties in Nebraska. 20 per cent.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-08-22
To a Telegraph Pole.

VALENTINE, Neb., Aug. 21.-Jerry
White, the negro who brutally assaulted
Mrs. Hoffman. an aged lady, Wednes-
day night, was captured at Long Pine
yesterday and brought to Valentine.
This morning at | o'clock sixty deter
minedmen, armed and masked, marched
in body to the Jail broke the door in
with a sledge hammr and axes, the
prisoner was taken out to telegraph
pole and rope was swung from the
cross-arms and placed around his neck.
White was given five minutes for con-
fessiOn and prayer. He did not deny
his guilt. He was then hauled up and
left swinging. Just as the party was
leaving, Sheriff Connolly. who had been
awakened by his brother, arrived with a
posse, but too small to cope with the
masked party, who at once dispersed
after having stood the Sheriff's crowd
Off long enough to permit White to die
at the ropes end.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-08-22
MACKAY,S RETURN.
Speculation Regarding His Suf:
fering by the Wheat Deal.

special to the GLOBE.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21.-JOhn W.
Mackay'S return to this city was the cue
for all sorts of stories regarding him and
his interests to be set afioat. 1t has
been generally asserted that he lost
heavily by the collapse of the wheat
corner, and, though he has StrenuOuSly
denied this every time it was broached
to him, many believe he is poorer man
to-day than before the wheat deal as
sumed its present shape. Shortly after
his arrival a rumor in mining circles
stated that he intended engineering
stock deal to recover his al
legged losses in wheat, but up to
tbe present time the deal has shown no
symptoms of existence. Another
rlm0r, which was, however, quickly
and emphatically denied, was that new
blood was to be brought into the Nevada
bank by selling an interest in it to two
prominent capitalists of this city. This
is now known to be unfOunded. Find
ing Mr.. Mackay apparently impregna-
BILE, Dame Rumor shifted her ground to
his partner, j, G. Flood, and reported
him seriously ill. The last report con-
cerning Mr.. Flood was to the effect that
an operation was performed on him
during the past week to relieve him
from sufferings caused by kidney COM
plant, by which he is alleged to be con-
fined to his house, His son, James L.,
denies all reports of his fathers serious
illness and states that he is only affected
with eye trouble. Yesterday he stated
regarding his fathers condition:
My father is steadily improving. He was
out carriage riding last evening and drove all
around Menlo park and enjoyed livery much.
He says that, in view of the reports circulat-
ing about his health he is going to San Fran
cisco early next week to show the people he
is not the sick man he has been misrepre-
sented to be. All stories and reports that his
health is now failing are untrue.
Mr.. Mackay's lines have not been un-
pleasant since his return to the Pacific
coast. Shortly alter his arrival he was
advised that the French government
had conferred upon him one of the
most distinguished hOnOrs within its
power to grant, by making him an Off
Ger of the Legion of Honor. At the
same time he received decorations of
offices, consisting of red rosette and
diamond cross. He was thus hOnored
for services in placing France in direct
telegraphic communication with the
new world by making Havre the termi-
nus of his Atlantic cable.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-08-22
Chamberlain an Enigma.

LONDON, Aug. 22.-The News says:
''Mr. Chamberlain must now choose
whether he will become Liberal or
Join the ranks of the cOerciOnists. We
wiII-rejoice to see him moving in the
right direction" The Post regards the
differences between Mr.. Chamberlain's
views and those of the government as
possessing an academical and not a
practical character. His late speech, :"
it says, entirely sets at rest any ridicu-
lous supposition that he intends to
secede from the Unionists."
The Times says: ''Mr. Chamberlain
simply urges that the policy of the gov
eminent will do the league good rather
than harm. He is separated from the
government on only small question of
expediency, but he is divided from the
opposition by vital difference in prin-
ciple. 1t would therefore be only by a
highly artificial process of reasoning
and total forgetfulnesS of political per
spective that he could vote against the
government"
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-08-22
Three Fatally Wounded.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, Aug. 21.-A ter
rible tragedy was enacted in the Chicka-
saw Nation Friday last, in which three
persons were fatally wounded. Two
families named Harrison and Graham
became involved in quarrel about
HarrisOn's daughter, whom young Gra-
father declined to allow the marriage.
The young man threatened to shoot
Harrison, and the latter's son, believing
his fathers life in danger, shot Gra-
ham, inflicting a mortal wound. A
young brother of the wounded mar,
seeing his brother fall, shot young Har-
rison through the arm, when the elder
Harrison, who had armed himself, re-
appeared and was also shot by Graham.
Members of the families, who were alb
sent from the camp, hearing the firing,
came up and prevented further blood
shed. 1t is thought the three men will
die
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-08-22

everything seemed to ripen at once.
This has kept prices of green fruit
down SO that fruit contracted for early
in the year at $50 per ton has been sold
in the open market for no more than $40
or S12. But, meanwhile, there came a
certainty of serious shortage in the
East. Orders kept coming and prices
began to rise, but the canner was not in
condition to take full advantage of the
improved market owing to the lack of
fruit. He was sold out, and all attempts
to increase his output were rendered
vain by his inability to harvest the fruit.
White labor is unobtainable, and Chinese
labor will not be employed: 1t has been
proposed to prolong the school vacation
into autumn, so as to give children an
opportunity to earn little money, but
this would not supply the hands needed,
although it might relieve the strain
somewhat. AS it looks at present it is
one of those questions that must be left
to settle itself.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-08-22
VETERANS PROTEST.
They Show Their Teeth Over the
Proposed Pension Bill.

Proposed Pension Bill.
Special to the Globe.
New YORK, Aug. 21.-For two weeks
the fifty-One Grand army posts of this
city have been holding special meetings
to discuss tie draft of the pension bill
prepared by the national executive Off
GERS, to take the place of the vetoed pau
per pension bill, and which it is pro-
posed shall go before congress with the
Endorsement of the st. Louis grand en-
campment. The meetings have devel-
Oped serious revolt of the members
against Gen. Fairchild's movement for
graded service bill. Friday night La
fayette post voted unanimously not to
indOrSe the bill. James T. Rice No. 90,
Phil Kearney No. S, the Veteran and
McQuade posts have taken similar
action. Instead of standing by Gen.
Fairchild they very generally con-
demned the bill. Strenuous efforts have
been made to whip the veterans into
line, but not only have they withheld
their Endorsement, but in many inStan-
ces protests have been forwarded to
national headquarters. There has just
been founded one graded-servlce PEN
sion association in this city, and by next
winter others will be started all over
the country. The proposed bill makes
it easier for widows of deceased soldiers
to prove their claims. Three months
men are made eligible to pensions, and
parents and children of deceased veter-
ans are literally provided for.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-08-22

The Strength of 1t Induced the
Lange Children to Walk 16O
Miles and Endure Terrible Hard
ships.
Special to the Globe.
WoRTHINGToN, Aug. 21.-The local
papers here have been devoting good
deal of space recently to the case OF the
Lange children, who twice escaped
from the state public school at Owa-
tOnna, and made desperate efforts to
reach their mothers home in Murray
county, walking the entire distance
across the country. The case is one of
the SaddeSt and most peculiar on record.
One of the accounts published here re-
lateS that the children reached the
vicinity of the Stokes place several
with them went to Mr.. Stokes house
for food and was detained by him. The
Lange children, evidently fearing to be
caught and returned, disappeared. The
hunt was begun, and after long search
they were found at Radent'S Corners, in
the edge of a big slough in Seward
township. They had nearly reached
home and had sunk down, it seems,
starved and exhausted. The Oldest girl
had an ear of corn and some wheat in
her possession. The little one, the baby
of the three, was totally blind and may
remain SO for life. The poor children
were emaciated and nearly dead, and it
is thought could not have survived an
other day. At one place, it is said, they
hid in wheat field for three days. The
distance across the country is put at
about 100 miles. Part of the way the
little one had to be carried. Some of
the men in the party of rescuers were
in AnderSonville prison, and they say
that they never knew of greater
tenacity of purpose and fOrtitude
in escaping prisoners than was
displayed in these modern ''Babes
in the Woods in their terri
bly, earnest and distressing purpose to
reach their mother. They say, also,
that they never witnessed a more heart
rending scene than was witnessed when
the blinded, emaciated, exhausted and
starved little ones were brought to the
mother. There is great excitement in
Fulda over the matter, and determined
men declare the children shall not go
back. They stand ready to give them
good homes in the neighbOrhOod. The
Lange family were drawing ON the poor
fund, and the law required that the chill
dren should be sent to the state public
school. 1t is asserted that Lange was a
soldier, and that he died insane from
wounds received in battle. If so the G.
A. r. ought to take deep interest in
these children.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-08-22
The Piedmont Fair.

ATLANTA, Ca, Aug. 2O.-The pro-
gramme of the Piedmont exposition,
which will open here Oct. 10, is issued
to-day. 1t shows that Birmingham,
Admission, Rome, Decatur, Sheffield,
Talladega, Tallapoosa, Gadsden and
other mineral and manufacturing CEN
tiers, with thirty counties and seven
railroad companies in the Piedmont re-
gion, will make elaborate exhibits of
agricultural and industrial products.
minerals and woods. These collective
exhibits, with thousands of individual
exhibits, will make the largest and rich
est exposition of Southern resources
ever seen. One thousand men are at
work providing extra space to accommo-
date the exhibits.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-08-22
THE EVANSVILLE ELOPERs.
Rev. Seymour and Mrs. Henry
Traced to LiyerpOol---Hall in
Pursuit.

Rev. Seymour and Mrs. Henry
Traced to Liverpool---Han in
Pursuit.
Special TO the Globe.
WELLS, Aug. 21.-Rev. F. E. Hall,
pastor of the Methodist church in this
village, is well acquainted with the
parties connected with the Janesville
elopement and when he heard the first
rumor of the elOpement he wrote Mr..
Henry that he had reason to think the
guilty pair headed for England, as Sey-
mour had informed him but a short
time before that he had been offered
situation in England and would like to
return to that country. Mr.. Hall says
that for some time past there had been
considerable trouble between Seymour
and his wife, who was very jealous, and
as now appears with very good
reasons, though he succeeded i'll
hiding his wickedneSS so well
that the sympathieS of the
people were all with him, as he made it
appear that she was unreasonable and
Jealous without cause. In burst of
confidence he told Mr.. Hall all about his
domestic troubles and made himself APP
pear the injured party. Rev. f. E. Hall
has received a letter from GAINESVILLE
which states that Rev. Seymour and Mrs.
Henry reached Liverpool on the 18th.
Mr.. Henry is somewhat discouraged,
but says he will not come back until he
finds his wife.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-08-22
AFTER MANY DAYS,
Business on the San Francisc
Produce Exchange to Open Up

Business on the San Francisco
Produce Exchange to Open Up.
Special to the Globe.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. .21.-The board
of directors of the produce exchange
finally adopted the new constitution and
rules last week, and announced that
daily sessions of the call board would be
resumed ON Monday. 1t is eighteen
days since it closed, and there has been
no market in wheat since then. The
long hiatus in its sessions has allowed
all excitement and bitterness to die out.
According to the revised rules there can
be no trading in old contracts. These
will have to be filled or acanceled by par
ties holding them. Much interest is
manifested as to what the open price of
wheat will be. Dresbauch is said to be
shipping large number of cargoes of
wheat and raising money in them. By
this means, it is reported, he may be
able to take delivery of his contracts be-
fore the expiration of the four months
allowed him by the terms of his settle
ment with the bears.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-08-22
SHIPPING FIREARMS.
Why Does Honolulu Want SO
Much GunpOwder?

Special to the Globe.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21.-Hawaiian
affairs are again subjects for discussion
ON the Pacific coast. Unusually heavy
shipments of arms and ammunition were
made to Honolulu during the past week.
This extraordinary importation of arms
by Honolulu firms is thought to indicate
that little confidence is placed in the
present quietude in that quarter as a
permanent settlement of the late
troubles, and points to more unpleas
antneSS in the near future. This was
ascertained to be the conviction of some
prominent merchants of this city, whose
business relations with Honolulu enable
them to secure accurate information of
the condition of matters in the Hawaiian
kingdom. Further significance is given
this view of the matter by the presence
in this city of heads of military compan-
les of Honolulu.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-08-22
of wire stolen. the work, presumably, Of
interested parties. The Rocky Noun
tain company has offered reward Of
$500 for the capture Of the guilty parties.
VERY INGENIOUS.
How Two Bright Young Men Se-
cured Ready Money.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.-Harry T.
Cook, aged twenty-one, and Charles t.
Cook, his brother, some years younger,
were arrested here this afternoon, the
older for forgery and the younger for
cOllusion. Their plan of operations was
novel and ingenious, and but for an
oversight, which they might easily have
avoided, they could have gone on in
definitely in their course. Harry was
the discount clerk in the Columbia Ma
ton bank, where, of course, he had
access to the signatures and accounts Of
the banks patrons. 1t has been shown
by investigation that he some time ago
disguised himself and, under an as
Sumed name, opened an account in an
other bank. They then forged one Of
the names of the Columbia banks
depOsitOrs to check, payable to
himself under his assumed name,
and got his younger brother to deposit
them to his account. The checks, after
they had been returned to the Columbia
bank for collection, and after they had
been paid and entered in the books,
were secured by the fOrger and de-
StrOyed. The culprits are the sons OF
the late Prof. Cook, of this city. The
name forged to the checks is that OF
John r. Mclean. The amount secured
was $2,024.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-08-22
A BRILLIANT RECEPTION
On Board the Galena to Ladies of
Bar HarbOr.

BAR HARBOR, Me-, Aug. 21.-The re-
ception ON board the Galena yesterday
afternoon to the ladies of Bar. Harbor
surpassed any entertainment of the
week. The reception was rendered by
the officers of the North Atlantic squad
ron. Mrs. Secretary Whitney received,
assisted by Mrs. Commander Chester.
The ship was elegantly decorated with
flags and bunting, while large canopy
was stretched over the deck, from which
the large guns had been removed. Mu-
sic was furnished by the band from
the United States steamer Richmond.
At about O'Clock a salute of
nineteen guns announced the arrival of
Secretary Whitney, who came on board,
accompanied by Commander Wilde and
several friends. Admiral Luce came
shortly after. Later in the afternoon
refreshments were served and dancing
was INDUCED in. Congressman Bou-
telle was among those present. A re-
ception will be held on board the flag
ship Richmond next Tuesday. The
squadron will probably sail for New
port ON Wednesday. Admiral Luce and
family will probably remain here a
week or ten days longer.